General info

Entity:
Ethiopia
Capital:
Addis Ababa
Population (2008-07-01):
78,254,090 (CIA)
Area:
1,127,127 sq.km.
Country code:
et
Region:
Eastern Africa

Ethiopia

Administrative units

astedader / kilil
wereda		 capital area (sq.km.) population
1994-10-11
census		 population
2006-07-01
estimate		 population
2008-07-01
estimate
source: CSA, Ethiopia.
note: YeDebub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch stands for The State of Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' (SNNPR).
note: Astedader = administration; kilil = state; semen = north; debub = south; misrak = east; mirab = west.
note: Shewa aka Shoa.
Adis Abeba Āstedader Addis Ababa 530 2,100,031 2,973,004 3,146,999
Zone 1   8   448,560 474,808
Zone 2   90   609,289 644,946
Zone 3   222   517,120 547,390
Zone 4   53   657,991 696,501
Zone 5   43   619,866 656,143
Zone 6   114   120,178 127,211
Affar Kilil Aysaita 96,848 1,051,641 1,389,004 1,448,997
Zone 1   35,122 313,227 415,431 434,536
Zone 2   29,543 202,097 272,023 282,954
Zone 3   16,609 143,066 194,635 204,827
Zone 4   10,617 121,457 156,997 163,222
Zone 5   4,958 271,794 349,918 363,458
Amara Kilil Bahir Dar 159,174 13,270,898 19,120,005 20,136,006
Agew Awi Zone Injibara 6,364 716,970 990,918 1,043,541
Bahir Dar Special Zone Bahir Dar 28 95,456 167,261 183,489
Debub Gondar Zone   14,338 1,768,544 2,426,123 2,551,248
Debub Wello Zone   16,956 2,122,580 2,942,886 3,100,679
Mirab Gojam Zone   13,972 1,779,200 2,437,727 2,562,597
Misrak Gojam Zone Markos 14,104 1,699,888 2,346,068 2,469,866
Oromia Zone   4,435 462,555 639,107 672,855
Semen Gondar Zone   48,204 2,087,687 2,903,165 3,061,220
Semen Shewa Zone   16,070 1,560,479 2,159,301 2,274,404
Semen Wello Zone   16,401 1,259,947 1,731,849 1,821,687
Wag Hemra Zone   8,330 275,603 375,600 394,420
Benishangul-Gumuz Kilil Asosa 49,289 460,325 625,000 656,000
Asosa Zone   14,166 208,076 282,596 296,649
Kamashi Zone   8,851 50,783 67,361 70,471
Metekel Zone   26,272 201,466 275,043 288,880
Dire Dawa Āstedader Dire Dawa 1,213 248,549 398,000 428,000
Gambela Kilil Gambela 25,802 162,271 247,000 258,999
Zone   4,697 45,085 67,042 71,297
Zone   13,143 30,633 48,084 50,231
Zone   6,023 54,321 88,784 92,414
Zone Godere 1,939 32,232 43,090 45,057
Harari Kilil Harar 311 130,691 196,000 209,000
Oromia Kilil Finfine 353,007 18,465,449 26,553,000 28,066,993
Arssi Zone   23,724 2,216,648 3,153,686 3,313,117
Bale Zone   63,917 1,217,631 1,727,306 1,825,965
Borena Zone   95,740 1,398,001 2,019,383 2,132,981
Illubabor Zone   16,555 846,613 1,197,156 1,264,711
Jimma Zone   18,413 1,960,033 2,773,730 2,930,622
Mirab Harerge Zone   17,552 1,605,901 1,787,086 1,885,963
Mirab Shewa Zone   21,552 2,329,250 3,294,232 3,480,516
Mirab Wellega Zone   23,788 1,546,623 2,180,718 2,302,638
Misrak Harerge Zone   24,900 1,268,021 2,555,635 2,693,803
Misrak Shewa Zone   13,624 1,665,815 2,475,945 2,638,649
Misrak Wellega Zone   21,864 1,253,105 1,779,636 1,881,650
Semen Shewa Zone   11,376 1,157,808 1,626,487 1,716,378
Somali Kilil Jijiga 327,068 3,144,963 4,329,001 4,559,997
Afder Zone   70,543 328,961 444,633 466,523
Degehabur Zone   41,672 282,774 387,428 409,093
Fiq Zone   12,823 204,017 290,694 305,426
Gode Zone   31,070 273,893 418,291 442,267
Jigjiga Zone   18,799 754,087 1,034,823 1,092,913
Korahe Zone   28,346 225,109 305,266 321,702
Liben Zone   40,232 444,563 593,761 623,786
Shinile Zone   32,969 328,989 452,112 476,402
Warder Zone   50,613 302,570 401,993 421,885
Tigray Kilil Mekele 50,079 3,134,470 4,334,996 4,565,000
Debubawi Zone   9,311 872,847 1,239,988 1,312,090
Mehakelegnaw Zone   10,354 943,585 1,283,388 1,347,372
Mirabawi Zone   24,709 733,267 1,003,796 1,055,024
Misrakawi Zone   5,705 584,771 807,824 850,514
YeDebub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch Kilil Awassa 112,343 10,377,028 14,901,990 15,745,002
Amaro Special Wereda   1,534   139,727 147,346
Bench Maji Zone   23,443 771,625 468,525 495,142
Burji Special Wereda   1,320   56,371 59,704
Debub Omo Zone   22,361 327,717 470,751 497,370
Dirashe Special Wereda   1,526   129,934 137,446
Gedeo Zone   1,329 563,578 820,944 869,519
Gurage Zone   7,992 1,556,850 2,224,315 2,347,860
Hadiya Zone   3,978 1,050,004 1,506,623 1,591,564
Keficho Shekicho Zone   12,739 724,769 1,044,033 1,103,636
Kembata Alaba & Tembaro Zone   2,434 727,310 1,045,138 1,104,389
Konso Special Wereda   2,276   224,195 236,465
Semen Omo Zone   23,911 2,602,278 3,741,304 3,952,889
Sidama Zone   6,833 2,044,445 2,938,346 3,104,958
Yem Special Wereda   666   91,784 96,714
total   1,127,127 51,766,239 75,067,000 79,221,000

Main cities

name population
1994-07-01
estimate		 population
2006-07-01
estimate		 population
2008-07-01
estimate
Addis Ababa 2,084,588 2,973,000 3,147,000
Dire Dawa 164,851 281,750 306,499
Nazret (Nazareth) 127,842 228,623 250,817
Gondar 112,249 194,773 213,673
Dessie 97,314 169,104 185,512
Mekele 96,938 169,207 184,973
Bahir Dar 96,140 167,261 183,489
Jimma 88,867 159,009 174,446
Debre Zeit 73,372 131,159 143,891
Awasa 69,169 125,315 137,485
Harar 76,378 122,000 131,000
Jijiga .. .. 107,297
Shasheme .. .. 102,199
source: CSA, Ethiopia.